1985 (18 images)

The United States Treasury released on June 18, 1985 $24 million in construction funds for Metro to the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority. Posing with a check on Capitol Hill (L-R) are Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Sen. Charles Mac Mathias, R-Md., Sen. Paul Tribe, R-Va., Ralph Stanley, administrator of the urban Mass Transportation Administration, and Sen. John Warner, R-Va. (UPI Photo/Leighton Mark/Files)

With a photo showing a space shuttle launch behind him, President Reagan addresses teachers competing to become the first private citizen in space in the East Room of the White House June 26, 1985. There are 14 semifinalists in the teacher in space program which the president established last August. The teacher chosen to go into space will fly aboard the space shuttle in 1986. Christa McAuliffe was the chosen teacher. The shuttle Challenger launched on January 28, 1986 at 11:38:00 a.m. EST. Seventy three seconds into the flight, the Challenger exploded and all aboard were killed. (UPI Photo/Vince Mannino/FILES)

Prince Charles reads from a Chapter of Isaiah of the Old Testament Bible as he participates in the service at the Washington Cathedral on November 10, 1985. Thousands of people attended the worship service in conjunction with the visit of the British royal couple to Washington. (UPI Photo/Jim Hubbard/Files)

Joined by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, president Ronald Reagan does his best to hang onto his dog Lucky in the White House Rose Garden 2/20/1985. (UPI Photo/Jim HUbbard)